WAYFARES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAYFARES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4a1y4f4a1r1e1s1
Depends on the listWAYFARES · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WAYFARES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful WAYFARES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYFARES
No single letter turns WAYFARES into another word.
How WAYFARES scores
Scrabble w4a1y4f4a1r1e1s1 17
Words with Friends w4a1y3f4a1r1e1s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAYFARES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAYFARES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYFARES
wayfare16 wafery15 awayes12 aweary12 fayres12 sawyer12 seaway12 swayer12 sweary12 wafers12 yarfas12 afears9 arayse9 arefy11 asway11 aways11 faery11 fayer11 fayre11 frays11 swarf11 swerf11 wafer11 weary11 yarfa11 afars8 afear8 arsey8 aware8 ayres8 eyras8 fares8 farse8 fears8 rayas8 resaw8 resay8 safer8 sawer8 sayer8
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Common questions about WAYFARES
- Is WAYFARES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAYFARES is not in it.
- How many points is WAYFARES worth?
- WAYFARES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYFARES?
- No single letter can be added to WAYFARES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAYFARES:
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